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Dr. James L. Ding (Foochow) 陳芝美博士(福州)
教育家陳芝美博士–福州扶輪社創社社員 中華扶輪史研究員 劉敬恒 2016 年 8 月 1 日 陳芝美博士 Dr. James L. Ding 陳芝美博士(Dr. James L. Ding)(1896-1972)在任鶴齡英華中學校長時，是福州扶輪社 (Foochow Rotary Club)創社 24 名社員之一，職業分類為「中學教育」。他後來在 1938-1939 年 度擔任理事。 福州扶輪社是在福建省省會成立的第一個社，也是在中華民國成立的第八家扶輪社。那是 1933 年 3 月 10 日，上海扶輪社(Shanghai Rotary Club)1930-1931 年度社長費吳生(George Ashmore Fitch)寫信給國際扶輪，表示上海扶輪社擴展委員會決定在福州成立一家新的扶輪社。 隨後，他利用自己的職業為基督教青年會(Young Men’s Christian Association, YMCA)中華全國 總幹事的身分，邀請基督教青年會福州分會協助組織。福州扶輪社成立於 1933 年 6 月 21 日，7 月 31 日加入國際扶輪，證書編號 1913(b)，沒有地區編列。該社成立後，出版了名為《榕聲 The…
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Robert T. C. Ting (Shanghai) 丁佐成(上海)
Shanghai Rotarian Ding Zuocheng–a pioneer in China’s instrument industry Researcher on the history of Rotary in China Liu Jingheng November 10, 2014 Robert T. C. Ting, MEng (Chicago), BSc (Nanking) joined on March 26, 1931 Shanghai Rotary Club (Shanghai Rotary Club), the occupational classification is “Mechanical Equipment-Scientific Instruments and Instrument Manufacturing”, and the then “Graduate…
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Yen Tsing-Ling (Taipei) 嚴慶齡(臺北)
臺灣汽車之父 — 嚴慶齡 臺北扶輪社 1967-1968 年度社長 中華扶輪史研究員 劉敬恒 2022 年 11 月 1 日 嚴慶齡、吳舜文伉儷 嚴慶齡 (Yen Tsing-Ling)(1909-1981)，臺灣汽車之父，是臺北扶輪社(Taipei Rotary Club) 1967-1968 年度社長。當年的臺北扶輪社，是國際扶輪 345 地區的一員。345 地區的地理區域， 包括中華民國臺灣省、英國殖民地香港、葡萄牙屬地澳門。1967-1968 年度的總監是 John Louis Marden (約翰馬登) (香港扶輪社 Hong Kong Rotary Club)，年度主題是「發揮您們扶輪的效 能」(Make Your Rotary Membership Effective)。在 1971-1972 年度，嚴慶齡擔任了地區總監 代表(今天的職稱是「助理總監」)，負責監理臺灣境內所有扶輪社。 1971 年 9 月 7 日，國際扶輪 345 地區總監蔡永興(Robert Choa)伉儷自香港飛抵臺北，總監在 臺灣地區代表嚴慶齡（左）到機場歡迎。蔡永興總監對臺灣地區的扶輪社，進行公式訪問十天。 2…
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China Day in North America – 1942
President Tom J. Davis requested that each Club in the United States and Canada hold a meeting featuring a program devoted to the interests of China in February 1942. China became one of the Allied Powers during the Pacific War. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek was named the “Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the China Theatre…
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Wuchow Rotary Club Bulletin 1948 –梧州扶輪社1948年特刊
Wuchow Rotarian (1948)* Bulletin ## 🏛️ Overview This publication is a **1948 commemorative bulletin** of the **Rotary Club of Wuchow (梧州扶輪社)**, also referred to as the *Wuchow Rotarian*. It presents the club’s: * Mission and philosophy * Activities and achievements * Role in local society in **Wuchow (梧州 / Wuzhou, Guangxi, China)** * Connection to…
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R.I. District 3450 – Drinking water system for 94 schools in China – 2011
World Roundup Rotary projects around the globe CHINA Weinan, a city in the coal-mining hub of Shaanxi province, one of China’s most environmentally distressed regions, has long had problems with polluted drinking water. District 3450, covering Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, and Guangdong province in China, has installed passive membrane filtration systems in 94 public schools,…
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Birth of Foochow Rotary Club (福州扶輪社)
Birth of Foochow Rotary Club (福州扶輪社) in 1933 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 April 2016 The Rotary Club of Foochow (福州扶輪社) was the 8th Rotary Club formed in the Republic of China (中華民國), and was also the first Club formed in the provincial capital of Fukien (Fujian) Province (福建省). As early…
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Reverend Peter Alphonsus Reilly (Wuchow) 賴存忠神父(梧州)
中文版在第 4-6 頁 梧州扶輪社員賴存忠神父–香港瑪利諾神父教會學校創辦人 Wuchow Rotarian — Father Peter Alphonsus Reilly Founder of Maryknoll Fathers’ School in Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 April 2024 Father Peter Alphonsus Reilly (賴存忠神父), M.M. (1912–1994) was a Maryknoll priest who served at the Catholic mission in Wuchow (Wuzhou), Kwangsi (Guangxi) Province, Republic of…
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Norman Hinsdale Pitman (Tientsin)
Tientsin Rotarian — Norman Hinsdale Pitman Translating and adapting Chinese folklore for Western audiences By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2015 Norman Hinsdale Pitman, MA (Tennessee) (12 June 1876 – 6 March 1925) was an American educator and author recognized for his work in translating and adapting Chinese folklore for Western…
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Baron Johan Hugo Beck-Friis (Shanghai)
Shanghai Rotarian — Baron Johan Hugo Beck-Friis Swedish Consul General in the Republic of China By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2017 Baron Johan Hugo Beck-Friis (1890–1969), Swedish diplomat and baron whose career focused on representing neutral Sweden in key international postings during the interwar and World War II eras, was…
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Bishop Frederick Anthony Donaghy (Wuchow) 唐汝琪主教(梧州)
中文版在第 10-12 頁 梧州扶輪社員唐汝琪主教–在華奉獻了天主教傳教事業五十餘年 Wuchow Rotarian — Bishop Frederick Anthony Donaghy Catholic missionary dedicated over five decades to evangelization in China By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2015 The Most Reverend Bishop Frederick Anthony Donaghy (唐汝琪主教), M.M. (13 January 1903 – 5 February 1988) was an American Catholic missionary and bishop…
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Chang Tao-Fan (Nanking) 張道藩(南京)
中文版在第 14-22 頁 南京扶輪社員張道藩 — 中華民國(臺灣)立法院第一屆院長 Nanking Rotarian Chang Tao-Fan President of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China 1952-1961 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2015 Chang Tao-Fan (張道藩) (9 August 1897 – 12 June 1968) was a Chinese politician, artist, and playwright who rose to prominence as a…
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Chien Tien-Ho (Nanking) 錢天鶴(南京)
中文版在第 4-11 頁 南京扶輪社員錢天鶴 — 中國現代農業科學的先驅者 Nanking Rotarian Chien Tien-Ho Pioneer of modern agricultural science in China By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 November 2015 Chien Tien-Ho (also known as T. H. Chien or O. T. Chien) (錢天鶴), MSc (Cornell), BSc (Cornell) (27 February 1893 – 20 August 1972) was a prominent…
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Rotary in Beijing – article links to website
The Rotary Club of Beijing has maintained active engagement in various activities and events from 2017 through early 2025, as documented on www.beijing1980.com. Highlights include the 100th anniversary celebration held on 20 April 2024, marking a century of Rotary presence in Beijing with nearly 200 guests attending a formal dinner featuring entertainment and socializing. The…
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Eminent Rotarians awarded Silver Wolf or Bronze Wolf
Eminent Rotarians awarded Silver Wolf or Bronze Wolf By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) Formerly the first chief editor of《Hong Kong Scouting》magazine in 1970s-80s 1 August 2017 (The 110 years of World Scouting) In the Rotary China History, there had been 3 eminent Rotarians honoured with the highest awards of the Scouting Movement:…
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The Hon. Philip Stanley Cassidy (Hong Kong) 嘉薛地(香港)
中文版在第 10-12 頁 和記洋行大班–嘉薛地 Hong Kong Rotarian Philip Stanley Cassidy Taipan of the John D. Hutchison & Company By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2016 The Honourable Philip Stanley Cassidy (嘉薛地), CBE, JP (30 March 1889 – 14 May 1971) was a British entrepreneur. He was taipan of the John D.…
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Wilfred Victor Pennell (Tientsin/Hong Kong) 潘納祿(天津/香港)
Journalist Wilfred Victor Pennell, OBE Former Tientsin Rotarian served Hong Kong Rotary Club as President 1954-55 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 November 2015 According to the archives of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社), Wilfred Victor Pennell (潘納祿), OBE, (1892-1977) was its President in 1954-1955. Prior to that, Pennell was…
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Dr. George Crofts (Tientsin)
Tientsin Rotarian – Dr. George Crofts pivotal figure in the acquisition of Chinese antiquities for Western museums By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 10 May 2015 Dr. George Crofts, HonLLD (Ontario), (1872–1925) was a prominent Irish fur trader and art collector who became a pivotal figure in the acquisition of Chinese antiquities for…
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Birth of Tientsin Rotary Club (天津扶輪社) in 1923
The Rotary Club of Tientsin, the second Rotary Club established in the Republic of China, was organized in October 1922 within the international settlements of the Treaty Port of Tientsin (now Tianjin). Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Shanghai through the efforts of Albert Charles Row and Theodore Judson Worthman, the club was officially organized…
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A Century of Rotary – The History of 100 Years 1905-2005
A CENTURY OF ROTARY The History of 100 YEARS 1905 – 2005 Complied by PP Anita Lococo Rotary Club of Bali Seminyak 1 I see Rotary International as a generating force of incalculable value,”-Franklin D. Roosevelt, former U.S. president and Rotarian. “The first time I heard of [Rotary] it was a great consolation, and I…
